$50K Purse at MotorcycleUSA Snowshoe GNCC

June 17, 2009

Courtesy of GNCC

Motorcycle-USA.com and Racer Productions have anounced a $50,000 purse for the upcoming MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, making it the largest purse in the 30-year history of GNCC history. “Good luck boys!”

Racer Productions and MotorcycleUSA.com is pleased to announce the official payout details for the $50,000 purse for the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, round nine of the 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, which runs June 27 and 28 at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. The event will pay a bonus of $10,000 to the overall winner of the bike and ATV races, a bonus of $5000 for second overall, and $3000 for third. The Snowshoe GNCC features the roughest terrain seen all year, with deep mud bogs, massive boulders, tree roots and near-vertical hill climbs. The race winners will definitely earn the added bonus money.

“This is an extraordinary opportunity for off-road racers around the world,” said Tim Cotter, event director. “The MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC will offer the biggest purse in the 30-year history of GNCC history. All you’ve got to do is tame the toughest course of the year. Good luck boys!”

The purse will be split for the ATV and bike race days, offering $10,000 to the overall winner of each race-on top the normal take home award of $1,000 for winning the XC1 pro class or $500 for wining the XC2 Lites and Pro-Am division. The rest of the prize money is split between the other top finishers. Essentially, the event pays the typical $14,000 GNCC purse, and then adds $18,000 each day in bonus money for the top-three overall finishers.

In addition, specialty awards will also be given out for holeshots and other awards as they have been all season.

Overall Finish Bonus for Bike and ATV

$10,000

$5,000

$3,000

XC1 Bike and ATV Payout

$1000

$900

$750

$600

$500

$450

$400

$350

$300

$250

XC2 Bike and ATV Payout

$500

$400

$300

$200

$100

Specialty Awards for Bike and ATV

Bike:

XC1 MotorcycleUSA.com Holeshot Award- $250

XC2 Cometic Holeshot Award- $100

AM Race Coppersmith Holeshot Award- $100

ATV:

XC1 MotorcycleUSA.com Holeshot Award- $250

XC2 Rekluse Holeshot Award- $100

GT Thunder Morning Race Overall- $100

Snowshoe Resort is West Virginia’s largest ski resort, and also offers mountain biking and golf in the summer months. The event offers riders a once-a-year opportunity to race around a resort, with hotels and restaurants all within site of the track. The event will even start right in the middle of the ski village. For more information on Snowshoe, visit www.snowshoemtn.com.